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Crosskirk is a medieval church and friary located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. Built upon bedrock of the Gala Group wacke formed during the Telychian period, the monument occupies a site shaped by the South Scottish uplands' geology. The friary represents the religious architecture and monastic settlement patterns characteristic of medieval Scotland, when communities of friars established themselves in market towns and ecclesiastical centres to serve both spiritual and pastoral needs.
The monument comprises the remains of the church and associated friary buildings that would have formed a cohesive religious community. The wacke bedrock underlying the site—a hard, fine-grained sedimentary stone—provided a stable foundation for construction whilst also shaping the local quarrying and building traditions of the medieval period. Peeblesshire's position as an established ecclesiastical landscape meant that such religious foundations were integral to the region's medieval economy and social structure.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90237, recognising its significance as a surviving example of medieval friery architecture and layout in the Scottish Borders region. The remains continue to contribute to understanding monastic life and the physical extent of religious communities in medieval Peeblesshire.
Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90237. View the official record →
Crosskirk is a medieval church and friary located in Peeblesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90237.
Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a church and friary, peebles. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90237.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Glenrath,settlement 1010m NE of (7.1 km), Glenrath,settlement 730m NE of (7.4 km), Glenrath,settlement 550m ENE of (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Crosskirk, church and friary, Peebles stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.